I suggest knitting cozy slippers from bulky yarn using needles, with instructions for creating an eye-catching slipped-stitch panel. These slippers will be a practical addition to your winter wardrobe—one of the most useful and comfortable items you can make. They allow you to combine different techniques, achieve a precise fit, and experiment with stitch patterns at the same time.
In this article, we will go through the design step by step, focusing on a striking slipped-stitch detail. The slippers are knitted from cuff to toe.
The emphasis is placed on the construction, which ensures a comfortable fit and a neat, polished appearance..
Designed by Mone Dräger
Materials, Tools, and Knitting Techniques
Sizes
S (M, L, XL)
Materials
Yarn
Stylecraft Special Aran with Wool – 1 ball in 2429 Duck Egg Nepp.
Yarn information
- Weight: Aran
- Yardage: 816 m (892 yd) per 400 g ball
- Fiber content: 80% acrylic, 20% wool
Needles
- 4 mm double-pointed needles (DPNs)
Notions
- 2 stitch markers
- Tapestry needle
Abbreviations
DS – Double stitch for German short rows (see Special Instructions: Double Stitches).
DS (double stitch): Bring the working yarn to the front, slip the next stitch purlwise, then pull the yarn firmly over the needle to the back until the stitch sits on the needle with two visible legs. This creates a double stitch (DS). When working the DS on a subsequent row, treat both legs as a single stitch, knitting them together on right-side rows and purling them together on wrong-side rows.
Stitch Pattern
Oneway Pattern
Rnd 1: P2, slip 1 purlwise with yarn in front (wyif) 5 times, P2.
Rnds 2–3: P2, K5, P2.
Rnd 4: P2, K2, pick up the strand from 3 rounds below and place it on the left-hand needle, knit this strand together with the next stitch, K2, P2.
Repeat Rounds 1–4 throughout.
Gauge
22 sts × 30 rnds = 10 × 10 cm (4 × 4 in) in stockinette stitch.
How to Knit Cozy Slippers
These cozy slippers are knitted in a bulky aran-weight yarn and feature a striking slipped-stitch panel running from the cuff to the toe. The slippers are worked in the round from the cuff down. The heel is shaped using German short rows with double stitches
Cuff
Loosely cast on 39 (43, 47, 51) stitches. Join to work in the round, taking care not to twist the stitches. Place a marker to indicate the beginning of the round.
Rnd 1: K2, P2 7 (8, 9, 10) times, K2, place marker, P2, K5, P2.
Rnd 2: Work the ribbing as established to the marker, slip marker, then work Round 1 of the Oneway Pattern (see chart or written instructions).
Continue in pattern for 15 more rounds, completing the Oneway Pattern four times in total.
Leg
Next Round: Knit to the marker, slip marker, then continue working the Oneway Pattern to the end of the round.
Repeat the last round 9 more times, ending after Round 2 of the pattern.
Short-Row Heel
Left slipper only
Set-up Round: Remove marker, knit to marker, slip marker, work Round 3 of the pattern, K2. Place the previous 19 (21, 23, 25) stitches (including the marker) on hold for the instep.
Right slipper only
Set-up Round: Remove marker, knit to marker, slip marker, work Round 3 of the pattern, K8 (10, 12, 14). Place the previous 19 (21, 23, 25) stitches (including the marker) on hold for the instep.
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The heel is worked over the remaining 20 (22, 24, 26) stitches.
Upper Heel
Short Row 1 (RS): Knit 20 (22, 24, 26), turn.
Short Row 2 (WS): Work DS, purl 19 (21, 23, 25), turn.
Short Row 3 (RS): Work DS, knit to the DS from the previous RS row, turn.
Short Row 4 (WS): Work DS, purl to the DS from the previous WS row, turn.
Repeat Short Rows 3–4 another 5 (6, 6, 7) times.
Next Row (RS): Work DS, K3 (3, 4, 4), place marker.
Middle Heel
Resume working in the round over all stitches.
Next Round: Work all double stitches as single stitches, knit to the pattern marker, slip marker, work Round 4 of the pattern, knit to the marker.
Lower Heel
Short Row 1 (RS): Remove marker, K4 (4, 5, 5), turn.
Short Row 2 (WS): Work DS, P5 (5, 7, 7), turn.
Short Row 3 (RS): Work DS, knit to 1 stitch beyond the DS from the previous RS row, turn.
Short Row 4 (WS): Work DS, purl to 1 stitch beyond the DS from the previous WS row, turn.
Repeat Short Rows 3–4 another 5 (6, 6, 7) times.
Next Row (RS): Work DS, K19 (20, 22, 24). Place a marker for the new beginning of the round.
Foot
Round 1: Knit to marker, slip marker, work Round 1 of the pattern, knit to the end of the round.
Continue working the sole in stockinette stitch and the instep in pattern until the foot measures 3.5 (4.5, 5, 5.5) cm less than the desired finished length.
Toe
Left slipper only
Set-up Round: Knit to marker, remove marker, K11, place marker, K9 (10, 11, 12), K2tog, knit to the end of the round.
38 (42, 46, 50) stitches.
Right slipper only
Set-up Round: Knit to marker, remove marker, K17 (19, 21, 23), place marker, K9 (10, 11, 12), K2tog, knit to the end of the round.
38 (42, 46, 50) stitches.
Borh cozy slippers
Round 1 (Decrease): *K1, SSK, knit to 3 stitches before marker, K2tog, K1; repeat from * once more.
4 stitches decreased.
Round 2: Knit.
Repeat Rounds 1–2 another 2 (3, 3, 4) times.
26 (26, 30, 30) stitches remain.
Repeat the decrease round 4 (4, 5, 5) more times.
10 stitches remain.
Break the yarn, leaving a 25 cm tail.
Graft the remaining stitches together using the Kitchener stitch.
Finishing
Weave in all loose ends and block the slippers to the measurements shown in the schematic.
This article explains how to knit cozy slippers from bulky yarn with a decorative slipped-stitch panel.
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